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The Invisible | Hours

Nikola Tesla, found murdered just as his guests arrive.

The narrative takes place over a single hour, but with seven suspects, there are effectively seven interwoven hours of content happening at once.

The story draws from historical figures and classic "whodunit" tropes, heavily inspired by Agatha Christie and Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige . The Invisible Hours

You can follow one character to see their secret motives or stay behind to see who sneaks into a room when everyone else leaves. If you miss a clue, you must rewind time or restart the hour to see what happened elsewhere. Key Characters & Themes

A "deep piece" on this title often focuses on the . You are "invisible," and the characters never react to your presence. This creates a unique voyeuristic tension; you witness the characters' "darkest wrongdoings" and private moments that no other person in the story sees. Nikola Tesla, found murdered just as his guests arrive

Unlike most detective games, you do not play as the investigator. Instead, you are a ghost-like spectator in the mansion of Nikola Tesla on the night he is murdered.

Thomas Edison, depicted as huffy and confrontational. You can follow one character to see their

A blind butler, a world-famous actress, Tesla’s former assistant, and a rough "goon". Depth and Hidden Narrative

About the Author

Rob Costello (he/him) is the author of The Dancing Bears: Queer Fables for the End Times and An Ugly World for Beautiful Boys (coming April, 2025). He’s also the contributing editor of We Mostly Come Out at Night: 15 Queer Tales of Monsters, Angels & Other Creatures, an NYPL Best Book of 2024.